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Daily Digest
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced
6 public bills, H.R. 210-215; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 12; and H. Res. 13-16, were introduced.
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Reports Filed
There were no reports filed today. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Tiffany to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Electoral College Vote Tellers
Pursuant to S. Con. Res. 2, to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States, the Chair appointed Representative Steil and Representative Morelle as tellers on the part of the House to count the electoral votes.
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Recess
The House recessed at 12:04 p.m. and reconvened at 12:56 p.m.
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Joint Session
The Joint Session was called to order at 12:56 p.m. and dissolved at 1:36 p.m.
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Declaration of the Election of President and Vice President
Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 2, and the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, the two Houses of Congress met in Joint Session with Vice President Harris as the presiding officer to count the electoral votes. The following votes were cast for President: Donald J. Trump of Florida, 312, and Kamala D. Harris of California, 226. The following votes were cast for Vice President: J.D. Vance of Ohio, 312, and Tim Walz of Minnesota, 226. After announcing the results of the certification process, the Vice President announced that the Joint Session was dissolved and that the results of the proceedings had during the Joint Session would be entered into the Journals of both Houses.
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Committee Elections
The House agreed to H. Res. 13, electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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Committee Elections
The House agreed to H. Res. 14, electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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Meeting Hour
Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. tomorrow, January 7th.
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Senate Message
Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H45. Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 1:48 p.m.
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Counting Electoral Votes: Joint Session of the House and Senate Held Pursuant to the Provisions of Senate Concurrent Resolution 2
The VICE PRESIDENT. Mr. Speaker and Members of Congress, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, the Senate and House of Representatives are meeting in joint session to verify the certificates and count the votes of the electors of the several States for President and Vice President of the United States.
After ascertainment has been had that the certificates are authentic and correct in form, the tellers will count and make a list of the votes cast by the electors of the several States.
The tellers on the part of the two Houses will take their places at the Clerk's desk.
The tellers, Senator Fischer and Senator Klobuchar on the part of the Senate, and Mr. Steil and Mr. Morelle on the part of the House, took their places at the desk.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the tellers will dispense with reading formal portions of the certificates.
There was no objection.
The VICE PRESIDENT. After ascertaining that certificates are regular in form and authentic, the tellers will announce the votes cast by the electors for each State, beginning with Alabama.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Alabama seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 9 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 9 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Alaska seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 3 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 3 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Arizona seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 11 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 11 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Arkansas seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 6 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 6 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of California seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 54 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 54 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Colorado seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 10 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 10 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Connecticut seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 7 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 7 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Delaware seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 3 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 3 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the District of Columbia seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 3 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 3 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Florida seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 30 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 30 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Georgia seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 16 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 16 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Hawaii seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 4 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 4 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Idaho seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 4 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 4 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Illinois seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 19 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 19 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Indiana seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 11 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 11 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Iowa seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 6 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 6 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Kansas seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 6 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 6 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the Commonwealth of Kentucky seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 8 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 8 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Louisiana seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 8 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 8 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Maine seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 3 votes for President and Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 1 vote for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 3 votes for Vice President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 1 vote for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Maryland seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 10 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 10 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 11 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 11 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Michigan seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 15 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 15 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Minnesota seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 10 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 10 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Mississippi seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 6 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 6 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Missouri seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 10 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 10 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Montana seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 4 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 4 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Nebraska seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 4 votes for President and Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 1 vote for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 4 votes for Vice President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 1 vote for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Nevada seems regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 6 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 6 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of New Hampshire seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 4 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 4 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of New Jersey seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 14 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 14 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of New Mexico seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 5 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 5 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of New York seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 28 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 28 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of North Carolina seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 16 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 16 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of North Dakota seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 3 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 3 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Ohio seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 17 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 17 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Oklahoma seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 7 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 7 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Oregon seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 8 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 8 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 19 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 19 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Rhode Island seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 4 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 4 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of South Carolina seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 9 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 9 votes for Vice President.
The certificate of the electoral vote of the State of South Dakota seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 3 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 3 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Tennessee seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 11 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 11 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote from the State of Texas seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 40 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 40 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Utah seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 6 votes for President and J.D. Vance from the State of Ohio received 6 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Vermont seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 3 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 3 votes for Vice President.
Senator KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the Commonwealth of Virginia seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Washington seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Kamala D. Harris of the State of California received 12 votes for President and Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota received 12 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of West Virginia seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 4 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 4 votes for Vice President.
Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the great State of Wisconsin seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 10 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 10 votes for Vice President.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Wyoming seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida received 3 votes for President and J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio received 3 votes for Vice President.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Members of Congress, the certificates having been read, the tellers will ascertain and deliver the result to the President of the Senate.
Senator FISCHER. Madam President, the undersigned, Debra Fischer and Amy Klobuchar, tellers on the part of the Senate, Bryan Steil and Joseph Morelle, tellers on the part of the House of Representatives, report the following as the result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for President and Vice President of the United States for the term beginning on the 20th day of January, 2025.
The tellers delivered to the President of the Senate the following statement of results:
President and Vice President of the United States--Official Tally
The undersigned, Debra Fischer and Amy Klobuchar, tellers on the part of the Senate, Bryan Steil and Joseph Morelle, tellers on the part of the House of Representatives, report the following as the result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for President and Vice President of the United States for the term beginning on the twentieth day of January, two thousand and twenty-five.
Electoral votes of each -------------------------------------------
The VICE PRESIDENT. The state of the vote for President of the United States, as delivered to the President of the Senate, is as follows:
The whole number of the electors appointed to vote for President of the United States is 538. Within that whole number, a majority is 270.
The votes for President of the United States are as follows:
Donald J. Trump of the State of Florida has received 312 votes.
Kamala D. Harris of the State of California has received 226 votes.
The whole number of electors appointed to vote for Vice President of the United States is 538. Within that whole number, a majority is 270.
The votes for Vice President of the United States are as follows:
J.D. Vance of the State of Ohio has received 312 votes.
Tim Walz of the State of Minnesota has received 226 votes.
The VICE PRESIDENT. This announcement of the state of the vote by the President of the Senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected President and Vice President of the United States, each for the term beginning on the 20th day of January, 2025, and shall be entered, together with the list of the votes, on the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives.
The purpose of the joint session having concluded, pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, 119th Congress, the Chair declares the joint session dissolved.
(Thereupon, at 1 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the joint session of the two Houses of Congress dissolved.)
The SPEAKER. Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, 119th Congress, the electoral vote will be spread at large upon the Journal.
Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.
The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 1 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 11 a.m.
